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Two concentric spheres (hollow) are shown in the diagram. What charge should be given to the smaller sphere, so that, the potential at point P, outside the sphere, is zero?

(Radius of inner sphere =r, Radius of outer sphere =R and charge on outer sphere =Q

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Important Questions on Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

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Four capacitors with capacitances C1=1 μF,C2=1.5 μF, C3=2.5 μF and C4=0.5 μF are connected as shown and are connected to a 30 volt source. The potential difference between points a and b is:

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A mass of 1 kg carrying a charge of  2 C is accelerated through a potential of 1 V. The velocity acquired by it is:
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Twenty seven drops of same size are charged at 220 V each. They combine to form a bigger drop. Calculate the potential of the bigger drop.
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A charge Q is uniformly distributed over a long rod AB of length L as shown in the figure. The electric potential at the point O lying at a distance L from the end A is :


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Two tiny spheres carrying charges 1.8 μC and 2.8 μC are located at 40 cm apart. The potential at the mid-point of the line joining the two charges is
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When an α -particle of mass  m moving with a undefined velocity bombards on a heavy nucleus of charge Ze, its distance of the closest approach from the nucleus depends on m as:
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A total charge Q is uniformly distributed over a long rod AB of length L as shown in the figure below. The electric potential at the point O lying at a distance L2 from the end A is

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An electric field E=25 i^+30 j^ N C-1 exists in a region of space. If the potential at the origin is taken to be zero then the potential at x=2 m, y=2 m is:
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Ten charges are placed on the circumference of a circle of radius R with constant angular separation between successive charges. Alternate charges1,3,5,7,9 have charge (+q) each, while 2,4,6,8,10 have charge (q) each. The potential V and the electric field E at the centre of the circle are respectively : (Take V=0 at infinity)
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The variation of electrostatic potential with radial distance r from the centre of a positively charged metallic thin shell of radius R is given by the graph
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Four equal point charges Q each are placed in the xy plane at 0,2,4,2,4,-2 and 0,-2 . The work required to put a fifth charge Q at the origin of the coordinate system will be:
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An electron with an initial speed of 4.0×106 m s-1 is brought to rest by an electric field. The mass and charge of an electron are 9×10-31 kg and 1.6×10-19 C, respectively. Identify the correct statement.
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A charge Q is distributed over three concentric spherical shells of radii a, b, c a<b<c such that their surface charge densities are equal to one another.

The total potential at a point at distance r from their common centre, where r<a, would be:
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Four point charges -Q,-q,2q and 2Q are placed, one at each corner of the square. The relation between Q and q for which the potential at the centre of the square is zero is
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If potential(in volts) in a region is expressed as Vx,y,z=6xy-y+2yz, the electric field(in N C-1) at point1,1,0 is
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Two equal charges of magnitude Q each are placed at a distance d apart. Their electrostatic energy is E.A. third charge -Q2 is brought midway between these two charges. The electrostatic energy of the system is now?
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A metallic sphere is kept in between two oppositely charged plates. The most appropriate representation of the field lines is
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A hot filament liberates an electron with zero initial velocity. The anode potential is 1200 V. The speed of the electron when it strikes the anode is
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A certain p-n junction having a depletion region of width 20 μm, was found to have a breakdown voltage of 100 V. If the width of the depletion region is reduced to 1 μm during its production, then it can be used as a zener diode for voltage regulation of:
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Consider a cube of uniform charge density, ρ. The ratio of the electrostatic potential at the center of the cube to that at one of the corners of the cube is,